F1 Circus cover

Formula 1 Series

F1 Circus

Main Game
Racing

F1 Circus is a Racing game released on September 14, 1990 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Family Computer. The first game in Nichibutsu's Formula One top-down racing series. F1 Circus is a top-down Formula 1 racing game and the first game in Nihon Bussan's F1 Circus series. It was first released on the PC…

September 14, 1990
Released 13156 days ago
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Family Computer

About

The first game in Nichibutsu's Formula One top-down racing series.

F1 Circus is a top-down Formula 1 racing game and the first game in Nihon Bussan's F1 Circus series. It was first released on the PC Engine in 1990, but a modified version - also partially based on this game's sequel, F1 Circus '91 - would later be released on the Famicom in 1992. As with every other game in the series, the game was never localized in North America or Europe.

The game uses the real life names of drivers and teams from Formula 1, like Nigel Mansell and Ferrari. The series would continue to acquire the various licenses needed to use real names from Formula 1.

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Release Dates by Platform

TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Worldwide
Sep 14, 1990
Family Computer Worldwide
Feb 7, 1992

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Game Info

Developer
Nichibutsu, Make Software
Publisher
Nihon Bussan, Nichibutsu
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

Languages

Text / Subtitles
Japanese

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